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I agree. You say there is no "y" sound in Оля. Unless I am completely mistaken (which is very possible, since I'm so new at Russian), the я letter makes a "ya" sound. Even when unstressed, it...

As an American, I would type "Olya". THat would give a better pronunciation. "Olia" would make somebody say "OH-li-a", instead of "OL-ya". And "Ola" would sound completely wrong.

But that's my...

The original post was edited. There were "плывать", "плывают", "по бассейну", "лезать / лезть" in the original post...[/quote]

Ooohhhh!!! Okay, now I feel dumb. Thanks for the explanation.

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Except sometimes, the corrections (with the red letters) are the same as the original post.

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What do the red letters mean?

For both бегают and бегут? I thought maybe they would each have their own infinitive.

Similarly, then, with бегают and бегут?

What are the inifinitive forms for the -ают verbs?

Dumb question. What is the difference between:

Они плавают. Они плывут.